VSB Canoe Blessing – Sept. 21, 2015

The Vancouver School Board and Britannia Community Services Centre in partnership have a carving pavilion on the Britannia campus. One of the first creations to come from this pavilion was a wonderful traditional First Nations canoe. On September 21 Streetfront & Outreach Alternatives joined VSB representatives and First Nations community members at Cates Park in North Vancouver for the blessing of the VSB canoe. It was an honour to be witnesses to the blessing.

Streetfront and Outreach students.

The canoe is blessed with songs.

The canoe is about to enter the water for the first time.

Four Streetfront students become the first youth to paddle this canoe.